Glenn Skinner, a commercial fisherman and the executive director of the North Carolina Fisheries Association, explained ...

The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month period. The bycatch ...

The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month period. The bycatch ...

The bill, now dropped, would have seen trawling banned from NC's inland and near-ocean waters. Shrimpers say it would have ...

Legislation moving through the North Carolina General Assembly could bring a significant change to how the state manages its coastal waters and a longstanding industry. READ ...

Study commissioned by lawmakers is silent on whether the state should ban shrimp trawling. But it urges changes in how North ...

Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the bottom of the water. Turtle excluder and bycatch reduction devices help marine animals escape nets.

Shrimp trawling, or dragging nets to catch shrimp, results in a large portion of bycatch, or fish caught alongside the shrimp. Some estimates say bycatch makes up 4lbs of every catch for every 1lb ...

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition said closing a section of the Chatham Rise fishery was a start, but not enough - and ...

The House Republican Caucus has decided not to move forward with a vote on a controversial bill that would ban shrimp trawling in North Carolina. The House Bill 442 would ban shrimp trawling in the ...

The bill, now dropped, would have seen trawling banned from NC's inland and near-ocean waters. Shrimpers say it would have devastated their industry.